And the beat goes on.
Within the last few hours I wrote about how the Celtics, based on media reports, appeared to be badly losing the negotiations with the Clippers.
This solidifies that point even more.
Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, who is as plugged in as anyone, says that the Celtics have relented and are no longer asking for the Clippers to take either Courtney Lee or Jason Terry off their hands. Now, Boston is willing to take the Clippers offer of DeAndre Jordan as long as LA adds a 2nd 1st round pick (current deal has 1). From Woj's article.
After pushing for the Clippers to take back long-term contracts, the Celtics relented and have shown willingness to complete the deal for DeAndre Jordan and two first-round draft picks, sources said. The Clippers are willing to give the Celtics Jordan and one draft pick, but were resisting a second future pick, sources said.
The two teams are planning to talk again on Tuesday morning, and the fragile negotiations could climax

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